HRes 1567 · 118th Congress

Recognizing the service of all District of Columbia veterans, condemning the denial of voting representation in Congress and full local self-government for veterans and their families who are District of Columbia residents, and calling for statehood for the District of Columbia through the enactment of the Washington, D.C. Admission Act (H.R. 51 and S. 51), particularly in light of the service of District of Columbia veterans in every American war.

# What This Resolution Actually Does This is a symbolic resolution that honors DC veterans while making a political statement about DC statehood. It's important to understand that this resolution doesn't actually change any laws or create any immediate effects—it's essentially Congress saying "we recognize this iss…

Sponsor

Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D-DC)

Introduced

2024-11-08

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Latest action

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Armed Services, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.